The Cut
The Cut was made to enable the Nelson port to allow the increasing demands of sea transport for the Tasman area. Construction started in 1903 and in 1905 a 61 metre wide entrance was operational. Today the Cut is 150 metres wide and dredged every six months to maintain a depth of 10 metres.
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